The Museum of Fine Arts (MdbK for short) is one of the oldest civic collections in Germany. Numerous masterpieces from the 7.000th to the 15st century are presented on over 21 square meters of exhibition space.
500 years of art history under one roof invites encounters with Old Masters such as Frans Hals and Lucas Cranach the Younger, the Romantics Caspar David Friedrich and Andreas Achenbach, and Leipzig artists such as Max Beckmann and Max Klinger. The art of the Leipzig Schools is also represented in the MdbK collection. These schools are well-known to art lovers and collectors worldwide and include works by artists such as Bernhard Heisig, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Neo Rauch, Matthias Weischer, and Christiane Baumgartner.
The Museum of Fine Arts also offers a wide-ranging educational program, including the "emdebeka" workshops with changing questions and artistic practices for children ages 4 and 7, workshops during the summer, fall, and winter holidays, and public tours of the museum. The Leipzig Children's and Youth Exhibition also finds its home at the MdbK.
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opening hours
Price information
Special exhibition Adult: 10,00 €
Special exhibition reduced: 5,00 €
Special exhibition group rate (from 10 people) pp: 7,50 €
Admission to the special exhibitions on the 3rd floor costs €10 for adults and €5 for concessions.
On the first Wednesday of the month, admission to all special exhibitions costs €3.
Admission is free for children up to the age of 19.
Evening ticket from 1 hour before closing time: 50% of the regular price.
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Bad weather offer
for any weather
for groups
for school classes
for individual guests
suitable for seniors
foreign languages
Other equipment/furnishings
toilet facility
Possible ways to pay
Accessibility
- All exhibition areas are barrier-free.
- Wheelchair toilet: door 91 cm, 205x143 cm in front and 127 cm to the left or 90 cm to the right of the toilet
- Special museum educational programs for special schools
designated disabled parking space available
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Lift floor area min. 110x140 cm
door width min. 90 cm
Access without steps (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Movement area in front of the toilet bowl min. 150x150 cm
Space to the left or right of the toilet bowl min. 90 cm
Foldable grab handles on the toilet bowl
Help/Offers for people with learning and mental disabilities
Arrival & Parking
By car: You can park near the museum in the following car parks: Höfe am Brühl car park (Am Hallischen Tor 2, 04109 Leipzig), Q-Park Am Museumswinkel (Reichsstraße 19, 04109 Leipzig), Q-Park Augustusplatz (Augustusplatz 15, 04109 Leipzig) and Q-Park Marktgalerie (Thomaskirchhof 18, 04109 Leipzig).
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